BBC Proms · SEASON 53

The Last Night of the Proms

Episode 10 · 1999-09-11

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Episode overview

Stephanie Hughes hosts the traditional celebration live from London's Royal Albert Hall, with Andrew Davis conducting the BBC Symphony Orchestra. Highlights include the overture to Nielsen's Opera Masquerade, arias with a devilish theme sung by Willard White, the UK premiere of Esa-Pekka Salonen's Giro and Poulenc's Organ Concerto, with soloist Gillian Weir. Then, from 8.35pm, there are visits to Proms in the Park concerts taking place in London's Hyde Park, where Terry Wogan is the compere, Birmingham and Swansea.

Season 53 episodes

1. The First Night of the Proms1999-07-16 2. BBC Proms 991999-08-13 3. Celebrity Proms with Michael Parkinson1999-08-15 4. BBC Proms 991999-08-18 5. Celebrity Proms with James Galway1999-08-24 6. BBC Proms 991999-08-31 7. Celebrity Proms with Tom Conti1999-08-31 8. Celebrity Proms with Anna Ford1999-09-05 9. BBC Proms 991999-09-06 10. The Last Night of the Proms1999-09-11 11. Last Night of the Proms1999-09-11 12. CBBC Proms in the Park1999-10-02